August 2018 Flashcards

Question

Cinnabar

Answer 1

Mercury ore once used as pigment

Answer 2

material , canvas

Answer 3

worn by French revolutionaries

Answer 4

old doc on which new writing has been written

Answer 5

American shanty

Answer 6

extensive chain of mountains

Answer 7

small fish like herring

Answer 8

semiaquatic rodent, nutria

Answer 9

interbreeding

Answer 10

eg Delphi, Jerusalem, Greenwich

Answer 11

peasant or laborer in Egypt, etc.

Answer 12

ornamental covering spread over a horse's saddle or harness

Answer 13

used to obtain substances purified by distillation

Answer 14

the initial lesion of syphilis and certain other infectious diseases, commonly a more or less distinct ulcer or sore with a hard base

Answer 15

A sough is an underground channel for draining water out of a mine

Answer 16

sacrifice to gods

Answer 17

study attentively or learn by heart (a piece of writing). "the girls conned their pages with a great show of industry"

Answer 18

holes in a castle for dropping things on attackers

Answer 19

colourful top vest worn by priests

Answer 20

fragrant oil

Answer 21

process of thickening by dehydration.

Answer 22

Art of broken things

Answer 23

shawl, south America

Answer 24

showy but cheaply made

Answer 25

loud reverberating sound e.g. a plangent roar

Answer 26

apex of roof

Answer 27

divine creative impulse or inspiration

Answer 28

small shrub yellow flowers, aka wattle, mimosa

Answer 29

forearm bone

Answer 30

length of yarn

Answer 31

a series of interconnected things or events e.g. a singular concatenation of events unlikely to recur

Answer 32

banner, pennant

Answer 33

yellow tree

Answer 34

conceited, foolish dandy

Answer 35

gun used in Afghanistan wars

Answer 36

Mexican snacks

Answer 37

walking pace

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wild; frenzied. "rock and roll's corybantic gyrations"

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enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy or boisterous way

Answer 40

two wheeled cart

Answer 41

windows with supporting columns in them

Answer 42

hazelnut bush

Answer 43

a veil concealing all of the face except the eyes

Answer 44

cross country runner

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inn with a central courtyard for travellers in the desert regions of Asia or North Africa

Answer 46

fish basket

Answer 47

light musket

Answer 48

the ridge between the shoulder blades of an animal

Answer 49

Nepalese knife

Answer 50

slave enclosure

Answer 51

priest white garment

Answer 52

Stream, as in "The sough joins a beck that follow the bend of the glen"

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stone bracket

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feel or express discontent

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over indulgence in sensual pleasure

Answer 56

orange red stone

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money, especially when gained in a dishonest or dishonourable way

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Plaited rawhide quirt - short handled riding whip with a braided leather lash

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a confused jumble or medley of things

Answer 60

court processions, India

Answer 61

prose that is appropriate for memorials, mausoleums, stelae, and other commemorations in which words are "etched in stone"; it is concise, pithy, elegant, and sententious.

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a person having one fourth black ancestry, with one black grandparent; the offspring of a mulatto and a white person.

Answer 63

merchant ship from Venice or Dubrovnik (Ragussa)

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like spring, as in v equinox

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driver of lorry or team of animals

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cashier (India, Asia)

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child Scottish

Answer 68

pleasant tasting

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a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person.

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a two wheeled cart or wagon typically designed to be hauled by a single horse or ox.

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excessive discharge or build up of mucus in the nose or throat, associated with inflammation of the mucous membrane

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game where you pull the sticks out

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wine capital of burgundy

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Any of various large, thick skinned mammals, such as the elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus

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decoration

Answer 76

lobster dish

Answer 77

stubborn refusal to obey or comply with authority, especially disobedience to a court order or summons

Answer 78

black mineral

Answer 79

shading with small dots

Answer 80

eyes looking out

Answer 81

having a projecting lower jaw or chin

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having no match or equal; unrivalled

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ammendment to will

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specious, reasoning

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expressing or conveying a threat. | "he is unlikely to be deterred by minatory finger-wagging"

Answer 86

room for bathing

Answer 87

grass thats turned into rope; A chain sinnet (or chain sennit) is a method of shortening a rope or other cable while in use or for storage

Answer 88

type of plum

Answer 89

truck or bus

Answer 90

type of agave , used for sisal hemp

Answer 91

fine flowery decoration

Answer 92

substance from sperm whale used in perfume

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short furlined jacket

Answer 94

run or jump about playfully

Answer 95

exuberantly decorative 18th c style

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without breeches, working class

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impermanence

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pig, aka peccary

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arrange (scales, sepals, plates, etc.) so that they overlap like roof tiles. "these molds have spherical bodies composed of imbricated triangular plates"

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a pulpit or lectern in a church sanctuary (the official term for Catholic pulpits)

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dark scarf, south America

Answer 102

embezzlement

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greyhound collie cross

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clerical cap

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type of antelope

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fish similar to salmon

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disease caused by a lack of the vitamin niacin (vitamin B3)

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Asian warehouse

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Roman Virgin goddess of home

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Loose fibre obtained by untwisting old rope, used especially in caulking wooden ships

Answer 111

nursemaid or nanny employed by Europeans in India

Answer 112

the act of making amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing; "Expiatory victim" atones for, sacrifice

Answer 113

part of a stair

Answer 114

a hut, cabin, or shelter at a beach or swimming pool

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gem, mineral lots of colours

Answer 116

pedal on sewing machine

Answer 117

4 islands, Portuguese

Answer 118

tile used in mosaic

Answer 119

action of renouncing or rejecting something

Answer 120

hanging bit in throat

Answer 121

nettle rash

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travel, especially on foot

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small Japanese sculpture

Answer 124

part of house where women secluded

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long nosed pig

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Persian fairy

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inescapable

Answer 128

benefit of job

Answer 129

heating system

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opening in or near a volcano, through which hot sulphurous gases emerge

Answer 131

a small pan or metal cup.

Answer 132

luxury white bird

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part of land next to shore

Answer 134

little hedge garden with paths

Answer 135

a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which prevents the passage of the husband's titles and privileges to the wife and any children born of the marriage

Answer 136

acts beyond the call of duty

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dim, or active during the twilight hours. | An example of something crepuscular is a room with little light.

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French hats

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English Indian

Answer 140

small furry animal

Answer 141

a large watertight chamber

Answer 142

the taste was ineffable too great to be described

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bitter attack or denunciation

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silk like fabric or yarn made from the hair of the Angora goat

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flower; often called "elephant ear"

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thing person at centre of attention

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female lover

Answer 148

steep slope

Answer 149

ornament on hat

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fancy edge between ceiling and wall

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a feeling of offence or deep resentment "the manager walked out in high dudgeon"

Answer 152

little appetizer of fresh fish marinated in citrus juices

August 2018 Flashcards

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